safety component
as defined in Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May…, Article 2, point (c) (Definitions)
a component: — which serves to fulfil a safety function, — which is independently placed on the market, — the failure and/or malfunction of which endangers the safety of persons, and — which is not necessary in order for the machinery to function, or for which normal components may be substituted in order for the machinery to function. An indicative list of safety components is set out in Annex V, which may be updated in accordance with Article 8(1)(a);
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- AI Act 32024R1689, Article 3, point (14)
a component of a product or of an AI system which fulfils a safety function for that product or AI system, or the failure or malfunctioning of which endangers the health and safety of persons or property - Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2023 on machinery and repealing… 32023R1230, Article 3, point (3)
a physical or digital component, including software, of a product within the scope of this Regulation, which is designed or intended to fulfil a safety function and which is independently placed on the market, the failure or malfunction of which endanger the safety of persons, but which is not… - Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and… 32016R0424, Article 3, point (4)
any component of equipment or any device intended to be incorporated into a subsystem or a cableway installation for the purpose of ensuring a safety function, the failure of which endangers the safety or health of passengers, operating personnel or third parties - Directive 2000/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to cableway installations… 32000L0009, Article 1(5)
any basic component, set of components, subassembly or complete assembly of equipment and any device incorporated in the installation for the purpose of ensuring a safety function and identified by the safety analysis, the failure of which endangers the safety or health of persons, be they users… - European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member… 31995L0016, Article 1(4)
a component as listed in Annex IV